The First Gentleman

The First Gentleman
UK theatrical poster
Directed byAlberto Cavalcanti
Written by
Based onThe First Gentleman
by Norman Ginsbury
Produced byJoseph Friedman
Starring
CinematographyJack Hildyard
Edited byMargery Saunders
Music byLennox Berkeley
Production
company
Columbia British Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • 15 March 1948 (1948-03-15) (UK)
  • 17 February 1949 (1949-02-17) (US)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The First Gentleman is a 1948 British historical drama film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, and starring Jean-Pierre Aumont, Joan Hopkins, and Cecil Parker.[1] It portrays the relationships and marriage of George, Prince Regent and his tense dealings with other members of his family such as his only child Princess Charlotte and his younger brother Frederick, Duke of York. It was also released as Affairs of a Rogue.The film is based on a play, The First Gentleman by Norman Ginsbury, which was staged in London in 1945, starring Robert Morley as the Prince Regent and Wendy Hiller as Princess Charlotte.[2]

The film title is taken from the Prince Regent's nickname, the First Gentleman of Europe.

  1. ^ "The First Gentleman (1948)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018.
  2. ^ "The First Gentleman | Jane Austen's World". Janeaustensworld.wordpress.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.